Ralph COBB #23699

1752 - 1779
BIRTH 1752, Halifax, Virginia, USA
DEATH 1779, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Historical Notes

Born 1752, he was a veteran of the American Revolution, with periods of service apparently from both Virginia and North Carolina. Ralph has proven to be quite a challenge for research. From legal records(specifically land and court) it is determined that he removed to North Carolina at least at the same time as his parents, if not sooner. From those same records, we know that he surfaced occasionally in Lincoln County. He married there in 1779. He was a buyer from his mother's estate, and he was listed on the 1810 census of Lincoln County. However, no trace of him can be found on either the 1790 census for any of the surrounding states, or any census after 1810. Of course, it is entirely possible he was deceased by 1820. He is rumored to have descendants in Kentucky. This researcher can only speculate that he also went by a name other than Ralph, and that he most usually lived in a household headed by someone other than a Cobb.

Parents

Father : Ambrose COBB #23115

Mother : Sarah HOWELL #23689

Family 1

Jane LAMKIN
    MARRIAGE 10 MAR 1779, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
No known children

Lineage 

                                             _Ambrose COBBS Sr.__________+
                                            | (1662 - 1718) m 1687       
                       _Robert COBBS _______|
                      | (1687 - 1769) m 1724|
                      |                     |_Frances Elizabeth PINKETT _+
                      |                       (1666 - 1718) m 1687       
 _Ambrose COBB _______|
| (1729 - 1797)       |
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|                     |_Crosia FRITH _______|
|                       (1691 - 1768) m 1724|
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|--Ralph COBB 
|  (1752 - 1779)
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|_Sarah HOWELL _______|
  (1734 - 1815)       |
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